Firm and Provider News

Mitratech, a leading provider of software solutions for corporate legal departments to manage risk and ensure compliance, has announced TeamConnect Legal Suite. TeamConnect Legal Suite is a comprehensive set of software solutions tailored to the business needs of Fortune 500 companies' corporate legal departments and staff counsel offices.
This software...

Connell Foley LLP has announced that John W. Bissell, Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, will join the firm on December 1. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the District Court in 1982, Judge Bissell was scheduled to retire on September 1 after serving 27 years on both state and federal courts in New Jersey. For the...

In a move to strengthen and grow the American Arbitration Association's (AAA) mediation service offerings, William K. Slate II, AAA's president and CEO, recently announced the appointment of 20-year AAA veteran Neil Carmichael to the newly-created position of vice president, U.S. and international mediation services.

Proskauer Partner Steven C. Krane is the new chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Special Committee on Student Loan Assistance for the Public Interest, which was created during his tenure as president of the NYSBA from 2001 to 2002. Although he is general commercial litigator, he also maintains a practice concentration in legal ethics and...

Fox Rothschild LLP recently welcomed Anthony R. Caruso as a partner in the Corporate Department, resident in the firm's Princeton office. Caruso concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate law, real estate and land use and development, as well as sports and entertainment related transactions. He has significant experience in complex business and...

Goodwin Procter LLP recently announced the addition of Agnes Bundy Scanlon to the firm's Financial Services Practice. She joins the firm as counsel in the Boston office.
Ms. Scanlon focuses her practice on advising clients on a broad range of consumer regulatory issues, with an emphasis on compliance management, privacy and the Community Reinvestment Act...

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP (K&LNG) has announced John H. Farmer as a partner in its Newark, NJ office. A former attorney general of New Jersey, Mr. Farmer recently served as senior counsel to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, commonly known as the 9/11 Commission.
As senior counsel, Mr. Farmer...

On Site, an Atlanta-based provider of paper discovery, electronic discovery and computer forensics, has announced that they have launched a new division of their company, Electronic Evidence Labs (www.eevidencelabs.com).
Electronic Evidence Labs (EELabs) will provide emergency technical services related to computer forensics, data recovery, password...

Winston & Strawn recently announced that six lateral partners have joined its corporate practice - five in the firm's Chicago office and one in New York. Wesley G. Nissen, the lead partner in the capital markets practice group, along with Milton K. Buckingham, Basil V. Godellas, Marla J. Kreindler and Michael M. Philipp will work in the Chicago office...

Cozen O'Connor is enhancing its customer service with an innovative approach to personalized client assistance: the client liaison service.The client liaison service, unique to the industry, is part of Cozen's ongoing commitment to strengthen client relationships. Designed to be a more personalized channel for information sharing between attorneys and...

Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP has announced that Peter Brown, Julian Millstein, Jeffrey Neuburger and Richard Raysman were listed among the Best Lawyers in the New York Area for Information Technology Law by New York Magazine . With four of the firm's lawyers cited, Brown Raysman had more attorneys listed than any other firm in this...

SPI Litigation Direct LLC has promoted Richard Calano to director of electronic data discovery operations in the United States.
Based in the company's headquarters in Austin, TX, Mr. Calano will be responsible for EDD data analysis and reporting, EDD production operations and EDD production quality assurance. He will also play a pivotal role in other...

Eisner LLP recently announced the addition of Steven Kreit to partnership in the firm.
Mr. Kreit brings to Eisner more than 14 years of public accounting experience and expertise in serving entrepreneurial growth companies across major markets, including real estate, technology, manufacturing, education, and transportation. He has worked extensively with...

The Somerville law firm of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. has announced that Michael K. Ligorano, a member of the firm, has been selected for inclusion in the 69th Diamond Edition of Marquis' Who's Who in America . Mr. Ligorano is also currently listed in Marquis' Who's Who in American Law .

Wiley Rein & Fielding has announced that Lawrence H. Mirel, Commissioner of Insurance, Securities and Banking for the District of Columbia, will join the firm as a Partner in its insurance practice on October 3.

On Site, an Atlanta-based provider of paper discovery, electronic discovery and computer forensics, has announced that they have launched a new division of their company, Electronic Evidence Labs (www.eevidencelabs.com).
Electronic Evidence Labs (EELabs) will provide emergency technical services related to computer forensics, data recovery, password...

Winston & Strawn recently announced that six lateral partners have joined its corporate practice - five in the firm's Chicago office and one in New York. Wesley G. Nissen, the lead partner in the capital markets practice group, along with Milton K. Buckingham, Basil V. Godellas, Marla J. Kreindler and Michael M. Philipp will work in the Chicago office...

Stradley Ronon of counsel Frances Gauthier was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the First State Community Loan Fund (FSCLF). The FSCLF is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution that specializes in supporting small businesses, microenterprises and affordable housing in the state of Delaware.

Holland & Knight LLP has announced that 58 of the firmÆs attorneys have been named to Florida Trend magazine's 2005 Florida Legal Elite. The Florida Legal Elite are the top lawyers practicing in Florida, according to the results of the magazine's statewide attorney surveys.
Holland & Knight's Managing Partner, Howell W. Melton Jr., was also...

Thomas Penfield Jackson, a partner with Jackson & Campbell in Washington DC, has been appointed to the American Arbitration Association's (AAA) Panel of Neutrals, according to William K. Slate II, president and CEO of the AAA.

Cozen O'Connor CEO Patrick O'Connor recently announced that three senior members of the firm were elected to serve on Cozen O'Connor's Executive Committee. The three members are Lawrence T. Bowman (Dallas), Camille M. Miller (Philadelphia) and William B. Moffitt (Washington, DC).